000 FZNT23 KNHC 211454 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 21 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRENGTHENING ATLC HIGH PRESSURE WILL INCREASE THE TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY SAT AND REACH EASTERN CUBA BY LATE SAT. $$ AMZ082-212130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...N OF 19N E OF 83W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N OF 19N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 19N W OF 82W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N OF 20N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-212130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 10N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 81W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-212130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-212130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT THU. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO 23N77W WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS EARLY WED AND DISSIPATE. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS FRI EVENING...REACH FROM 31N70W TO W CUBA SAT...AND FROM 25N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-212130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 23N E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF 74W LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT N OF 29N LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/DGS